Chris Howard vs. Willie Jefferson — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jefferson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.94 and 1.314 for Willie Jefferson. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Willie Jefferson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
3.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
9.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
4.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
39.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
5.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
36.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Willie Jefferson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Willie Jefferson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
241.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
131.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
103.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
46.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
175.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
147.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
113.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.26
51.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75